Machine for the production of cheroots.



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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHANN RUDOLF SCHMITT, OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TOMASCHINENFABRIK FUR TABAKINDUSTRIE GESELL- SOHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTERHAFTUNG, OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE- MAIN, GERMANY.

MACHINE FQR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEROOTS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed January 11, 1905. Serial No. 240,601.

residing at Frankfort-on-the-Main,Germany, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Machines for the Production of Cheroots, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for the production of cheroots andthe like wherein in successive steps the tobacco which is fed loose tothe machine is pressed into shape, provided with a wrapper, and thefinished To this end the machine is so constructed that first adescending knife cuts off a certain quantity of tobaoco, which tobaccois forced by a rammer between two stationary guides against a ta- Therammer and the table are formed shape of the tobacco rolls or bunches tobe produced, so that the tobacco is molded into shape on the descent ofthe rammer. Through an opening in the movable table the roll passes to aloop in the rolling-apron located beneath the mold, and the wrapper isthen wound round the bunch by the wrapping device and the rolling-forkoperated in the usual way. In order to make the wrapper adhere to thebunch, the wrapper is in its movement over the rolling-table providedwith a certain quantity of paste supplied from a verticallyreciprocating container. The cheroot made in this way then passesthrough a chute to a cutting device comprising a cutting-j awcorresponding to the length of the cheroot and is guided between twostationary side checks in order to cut the cheroot at both endssimultaneously.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention by way ofexample, .Figure 1 is an elevation, partly'in section,

showing such parts of the machine as are essential for the steps of theprocess recited. Figs. 2 and 3 show the container for the paste. Fig. 4is a transverse section through the press. Fig. 5 is a front viewthereof. Fig. 7 shows Fig. 8 Fig. 9 shows the cam for is a plan thereof.

Fig. 10 shows the sists o cam for moving the vessel containing thepaste.

At the one side of the frame 1 of the machine is secured the bracket-arm2, to which is attached one end of a curved bar 3, which serves as asupport for the main shaft 4. The other end of said bar 3 is carried bythe bracket 5, which at the same time serves as an axial support forseveral operating-levers. The arm 6 carries the part 7 of the slidewayin which the cheroot is turned through ninety degrees around itslongitudinal axis, so that it can slide in axial direction through thechute 8 in front of the cutting device. The latter is mounted in theunder bracket 10 of the frame. Beneath the tobacco feedway or channel 11are the stationary guides 12 12 of the pressing device. In grooves insaid cheeks is fitted a table 13, which is concaved or hollowed on itsupper face, corresponding to the form of the roll or bunch to beproduced. The other half of the mold is formed by concaving the face ofthe rammer 14, which is reciprocated between the guides 12 and 12 Thesaid rammer is actuated by means of a system of levers 15 15 15 15 fromthe main shaft 4, actuated by the cam 16. In front of the end of thetobacco feedway or channel is moved the knife 17, operated in the usualmanner. On the other side of the rammer, o posite the feedway, the plate18 is pivotal y attached to a lever 19, and by means of the spring 20retracted to its original position. The paste vessel conthe cylindricalvessel 21, with a cylindrical casing 22 at its lower end, the spacewithin which casing is almost entirely occupied by the roller 23. Theroller 23 has peripheral grooves, the number of which is equal to thenumber of teeth of the ratchet-wheel 25 on the same axis 27. The lever26 is loosely pivoted on the axis 27, and its other end rests on thebolt 28, attached to the frame. The pawl 29 is attached, by means of apin, to the lever 26 and engages the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 25. Thetwo-armed lever 31, carrying the paste-container, transmits the rotationof the cam 32 to the same.

A projecting arm of the bracket 6 forms a support for the rolling-table33 and the rolling apron 34. Beneath the outlet of the mold the table ishollowed, so that the bunch ejected from the mold will fall into thehollow fold or loop of the apron. One end of said apron is secured tothe table 33, and the other end runs in the usual way over the pins onthe rollin fork 35 and terminates at the lever 36, WhlCll is actuated inany suitable way from the main shaft. Over the apron slides thewrapper-applier 38, attached to a lever 37 and which in the usual way isoperated by levers 39, 39 and 39 from the main shaft. On the shaft 40,beneath the table 33, the sleeve 41 is slidably arranged, and thissleeve carries on its upper side two pins, one of which effects theconnection with the table 13, while the link 42 is secured to the other,which link transmits the oscillating movement of the two-armed lever 43to the sleeve. The other arm of the lever 43 carries a pin 44, whichengages the groove of the drum 45. The table 13 is hollowed or concavedat the forward end of its face, corresponding to the form of the bunch,while it has an opening 13 at its rear end, through which the bunch mayfall onto the apron 34.

The cutting device shown in Figs. 7 and 8 consists of the cutting-jaw46, concaved at its forward end, corresponding to the form of thecheroots and bearing against the bunch. Its breadth is so dimensioned asto correspond with the length of the cheroots to be produced. At thesame distance apart the cheeks 47 are secured to the base-plate 48, sothat the jaw 46 fits exactly between them. The jaw 46 is rigidlyconnected with the uide-rail 49, engaged by an arm of the angle- Iever50, pivotal around the axis 51, resting in the bearings 52 and 52carried on the arm 6. The other member of the lever 50 engages the link53, which is moved by the two-armed lever 54, carried in the bracket 5.The operation of this lever is effected by the cam 55, having a groove56 entered by a pin on the lever 54. Opposite the chute 8 is the plate57, pivotally mounted on the pin 58. Its motion is likewise effected bythe lever 54 with the aid of the link 60, the length of which can bevaried by means of the handwheel 59. Before the cutting operation thecheroot bears against the plate 61, rotatable around the ivot 62. Thelever 63 forms an extension 0" the pivot 62 and carries a pin 64,engaging a slot in the link 60, so that on the movement of the same theplate 61 is periodically raised. The blade-spring returns the plate 61to its vertical position, whereupon it strikes the clip 66, secured tothe box 67. The box 67 serves to receive the finished cheroots, beingopen at its forward end, and in order to prevent the cheroots fromfalling out the entire cutting device is inclined toward the rear closedwall.

The apparatus operates as follows: The tobacco is led from thetobacco-feedway 11 to the machine, by which a certain quantity is outoff by the descending knife. In order to give the material a moderatepreliminary pressing, the same is pressed against the plate 18, theresistance of which can be regulated by the spring 20. While the knifeascends after cutting off the tobacco, the rammeris forced down by theprojection 68 of the cam 16, and thus guides the tobacco between the twoguides 12 and 12 The tobacco is now pressed against the table 13, whichis at rest, and the bunch is molded between the table and the rammer.After the bunch is molded the rammer remains stationary because theprojection 68 has passed the lever 15 At the same time the table is setin motion, so that the opening 13 in said table 13 comes under thebunch. At this position the table again remains stationary, while therammer is again moved by the action of the projection of the cam 16, andthe roll is ejected through the opening 13 onto the rollingapron. Whenthe bunch has left the press, the rammer gradually rises to its highestposition, and the table 13 returns to its original position. During thistime the wrapper applier has moved forward in order to lead the wrapperto the bunch. The wrapper becomes coated with paste from the descendingpastecarryingdevice, which paste issues through the opening 22 from thegroove behind the same. On the container ascending the pawl 29 slipsover the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 25 as the end of the lever 26remains by the action of gravity in contact with the supporting bolt 28,and consequently describes a smaller arc than the container. Ondescending, however, the pawl locks the movement of the ratchet-wheeland the drum connected therewith, so that the same turns within thecasing and the next groove filled with adhesive comes opposite theopening 22. In known manner by the movement of the rolling-apron thetobacco roll is provided with its wrapper, so that the finished cherootleaves the cloth at the rear end of the table 33. At the part 7 of'theslideway the cheroot, which is sliding sidewise, is by reason of theshape of the slideway turned around ninety degrees, so that it can passlongitudinally through the chute 8 in front of the cutting device. Thenthe cheroot bears against the plate 57, which positions it in front ofthe cutter-jaw. At the same time by the operation of the lever 54 thejaw 46 is set in motion, which moves the cheroot against the plate 61which on being moved farther turns around its pivot 62. Against thestationary cutting cheeks the ends of the cheroot are cut off and theplate 61 raised as the pin 64 abuts against the end of the slot in thelink 60. On further movement of the cutter-j aw the cheroot is movedunder the plate 61 and passes into the box 67 On the return movement ofthe jaw 46 the plate 61 returns to its vertical position.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device receiving loose tobacco, saidpressing device comprising a rammer and a movable table having anopening through which the bunch is free to fall, means for moving saidrammer, of a rolling-apron beneath said table, means for applying thewrapper to the bunch, a chute and a cutting device to which the cherootis led by said chute, said cutting device comprising a cutting-j aw andcheeks on each side of said aw between which said jaw moves to out bothends of the cheroot, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device receiving loose tobacco, saidpressing device comprising guides, table mounted in said guides, arammer adapted to move between said guides, said table and said rammerbeing concaved corresponding to the form of the bunch, means for movingsaid table, means for moving said rammer, of

means for ap lying the wrapper to the bunch, a chute, an a cuttin deviceto which the cheroot is led from said chute and adapted to out both endsof the cheroot simultaneously, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device receiving loose tobacco, saidpressing device comprising guides, a table mounted in said guides, arammer reciprocatedbetween said guides, said table and said rammer beingconcaved corresponding to the form of the bunch, and said table havingan opening through which the biinch is ejected onto the rolling-apron,means for moving the table, means for imparting a two-stage downwardmovement to the rammer so as first to press the tobacco, and when thetable has moved to bring the opening beneath said rammer to force thebunch through said opening, the rolling-apron, means for applying thewrapper to the bunch, a chute, and a cutting device to which the cherootis brought through said chute, and adapted to out both ends of thecheroot simultaneously.

4. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device receiving loose tobacco, saidpressing device comprising a pivoted plate, a spring pressing on saidplate and serving to give preliminary pressure to the tobacco, a rammer,a movable table having an opening through which the bunch is free tofall, means for moving said rammer, of a rolling-apron beneath saidtable, means for applyin the wrapper to the bunch, means for supplyingpaste to the wrapper, a chute and a cutting device to which the cherootis led by said chute, said cutting device comprising a cutting-j aw,cheeks on each side of said jaw between which said jaw moves to out bothends of the cheroot and a pivoted plate against which the cheroot ispressed by said jaw, substantially as described.

5. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device receiving loose tobacco, saidpressing device comprising a moving rammer and a moving table of arolling-apron beneath said table and receiving the bunch from saidtable, means for applying the wrapper to the bunch, means for deliveringpaste to the wrapper, said paste-delivering means comprising avertically-movable paste-container, a drum rotatably mounted on saidcontainer and formed with grooves, and means for rotating said drum torelease the paste, a chute, and a cutting device to which the cheroot isled from said chute, substantially as described.

6. In a machine for producing cheroots and the like, the combinationwith a pressing device of a rolling-apron receiving the bunch from saidpressing device, means for applying the wrapper to the bunch, means forsupplying paste to the wrapper, said paste-supplyingmeans comprising apaste-containing cylin er, means for reciprocating said cylinder, agrooved drum carried by said cylinder, a ratchet-wheel coaxial with saiddrum, a pawl turning said ratchet-wheel, a lever to which said pawl ispivoted and means for oscillating said lever, a chute, and a cuttingdevice to which the cheroot is led from said chute, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device, of means for applying the wrapper tothe bunch, a chute through which the cheroot is fed to the cuttingdevice, and means for cutting the ends of the cheroot simultaneously,said cutting means comprising a cutting-j aw the length of whichcorresponds to thelength of the cheroot, two cheeks between which saidjaw is movable, and means for moving said jaw between said cheeks so asto out both ends of the cheroot, substantially as described.

8. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device of means for applying the wrapper tothe bunch, a chute through which the cheroot is led to the cuttingdevice and said cutting device comprising a cutting-j aw 46, a pivotedplate 62 against which the cheroot is pressed by said jaw, and cheeksbe-- tween which said jaw is moved to cut the ends of the cherootsimultaneously.

9. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device of means for applying the wrapper tothe bunch, a chute through which the cheroot is led to the cuttingdevice, said cutting device comprising a cuttingjaw,

cheeks between which said aw is movable, a pivoted plate against whichthe cheroot is pressed by said jaw, means for imparting a lateral motionto said plate, and means forraising said plate, substantially asdescribed.

10. In a machine for the production of clieroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device, of means for applying a wrapper tothe bunch, a chute through which the cheroot is led to the cuttingdevice, said cutting device comprising a cutting-j aw, cheeks betweenwhich said jaw is movable, a pivoted plate 62 against which the cherootis pressedby said jaw, and a plate 57 serving to position the cheroot infront of the cuttingjaw, substantially as described.

1 1. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like, thecombination with a pressing device of means for applying a wrapper tothe bunch, a chute through which the cheroot is led to the cuttingdevice, said cutting device comprising a cutting-jaw and cheeks throughwhich said jaw is moved, a pivoted plate against which the cheroot ispressed by the cutting-j aw, a plate 57 serving to position the cherootin front of said jaw, a lever serving to move said cutting-j aw, and

means connecting said lever with saidgplate 57 so as to operate said jawand said lever from the same point, substantially as described.

12. In a machine for the production of cheroots and the like thecombination with a pressing device of means for applying a wrapper tothe bunch, a chute leading the cheroot to the cutting device, saidcutting device comprising a cutting-j aw, cheeks between which said jawis moved a pivoted plate 61 against which the cheroot is pressed by saidjaw, a plate 57 serving to position the cheroot in front of said jaw, alever 54 actuating the cuttingj aw, a link 60 connecting said lever withsaid plate 57, and a lever 63 carrying the plate 61 and having a pinentering a slot in said link 60, in order on the movement of said lever54 to raise said plate 61 periodically,

as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHANN RUDOLF SCHMITT.

Witnesses:

BERNHARD RAISER. JEAN GRUND.

